This is a religious piece. But it needs to start with current events. On January 6, a violent mob of rioters invaded our national Capitol

This collage of tears and laughter,Wanderings toward promise and much laterWhat seems the murder of the Promise.Of Isaac freed and Jephthah’s daughter burnt,Of Hannah’s prayers

for Carl Schalk The composer’s vision lacks centers, he says,The music he writes must fit into his peripheries.Even so, God’s glory dazzles the scores like